Range selection by semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in relation to infrastructure and human activity in the boreal forest environment, northern finland

Arctic

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Anttonen, Marja ^a   Kumpula, Jouko ^b   Colpaert, Alfred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Compositional analysis; GPS tracking; Human activity; Human disturbance; Infrastructure; Rangifer tarandus tarandus; Reindeer herding; Semi domesticated reindeer

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOREAL FOREST; DEER; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GPS; HOME RANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; LAND USE CHANGE; PASTURE; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRACKING;

FINLAND;

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS;

EID: 79952842943     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4075     Document Type: Article

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